Ceranemota crumbi
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| Ceranemota crumbi shows off its soft forewings usually hidden underneath the bark-like hindwings. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Ceranemota |
| Species: | C. crumbi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceranemota crumbi Benjamin, 1938
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Ceranemota crumbi is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1938.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Oregon and the Washington Cascade Range.[2] Its habitat consists of coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood forests.
The length of ceranemota crumbi's forewings is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from late October to late November in one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on hardwood species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota crumbi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "850012 – 6244 – Ceranemota crumbi – Benjamin, 1938". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Ceranemota crumbi Benjamin, 1938". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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